Audemars Piguet Cobra Cervo sunburst silver dial with applied

sunburst silver dial with applied indices and a matching 'pencil' handset

and a small seconds subdial above 6:00

but with such an attractive package

after Breitling released the first two-pusher chronograph

because the watchmaking innovations from America (many of which were the fruits of his brother’s diligence) posed a serious threat to Swiss supremacy

Audemars Piguet Cobra Cervo sunburst silver dial with appliedOne man. Gerald Genta. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is perhaps Gentas most memorable work, and in many ways changed the shape of the watch industry. The Royal Oak essentially created an entirely new category of 'luxury sport' timepieces, and with it came a new design language which inspired countless other manufactures. Unbeknownst to many, the Cobra is also a Genta design, and was released in short succession to the Royal Oak. While the first Royal